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Read Across Washington
- Monday, June 30: Kick-Off Event
- 10:00–11:30 a.m.
- Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library
901 G Street, N.W.
(3 blocks from Convention Center)
To promote summer reading, the National Education Association is teaming up with Washington, D.C., area public libraries on Monday, June 30. The day will kick off with a special event at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library where NEA President Reg Weaver will join the Cat in the Hat and Thing 1 and Thing 2, along with other VIPs, to read Dr. Seuss classics to hundreds of local students.
Readings with local authors and storytellers will take place throughout the day at public libraries across the area.
Find an event at libraries in Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia:
10:00 a.m.
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Preschool book-themed movies and reading. Films with book-related characters will be featured along with read-alouds. Ages 2-5. Open to the public. Children must be accompanied by a caregiver. |
10:30 a.m.
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Seussical story time for preschool children. Open to the public. |
10:30 a.m.
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Seussical story time for preschool children. Open to the public. |
10:30 a.m.
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Derick Riley, better known as "Mr. Derby," gives an interactive song and dance performance with traditional and classical nursery tunes in what's being dubbed "Mr. Derby's Jam Session." Ages 4-6. Open to the public. |
10:30 a.m.
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Alfredo Best, "Fast Freddy the Clown," celebrates NEA's Read Across Washington with a comedy show for all ages. Open to the public. |
12:00 Noon
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Story time for children ages 3-10. Special guest: Children's author Alice McGill. Open to the public. |
1:30 p.m.
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Children's author Mary Quattlebaum reads from a selection of her books. |
1:30 p.m.
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Alfredo Best, “Fast Freddy the Clown,” celebrates Read Across Washington with a comedy show for all ages. Open to the public. |
1:30 p.m.
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Kathy Jewell-Quigley gives a lively performance in character as Conrad the Fox, reading books and sharing tall tales. |
2:00 p.m.
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“Of Books and Bugs,” features Smithsonian entomologist Dr. David Adamski, who will share his live insects and lively facts about the field of entomology. Open to all ages. |
4:30 p.m.
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“All That Drama” showcases drama through books, movies and self-expression. Ages 12-19. Open to the public. |
7:00 p.m.
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Teen reading takes the stage with round robin readings of favorite teen authors. |
11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
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In honor of NEA's Read Across Washington Day, the Silver Spring Library is holding a read-a-thon with read-alouds in English, Spanish, and Chinese. Montgomery County Executive Isaiah Leggett will kick off the event at 11 a.m., and readings will continue all day. Readers include MCPL Director B. Parker Hamilton, Dr. Elsa Rivera-Sinclair, plus award winning children's authors Susan Stockdale and Laura Kraus Melmed. Open to the public. |
7:00 p.m.
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Lovers and haters of creepy, crawly things will enjoy the interactive story program, "Crawling Critter Tales," by Diane Macklin, part of the public library's "Catch the Reading Bug" summer reading program. Open to the public—free tickets available beginning June 21. |
10:00 a.m.
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Central Library Storyteller Judi Hempel will be heading from the Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library to area shelters to celebrate Read Across Washington with 50 students at two area shelters. The event is closed to the public. |
11:00 a.m.
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Extreme pets and English-language learning will rule the day when children's authors Jane Harrington and Jacqueline Jules read during children's story time at Arlington Central. Harrington, author of four books and a teen novel, will bring along animals to showcase with her book Extreme Pets, by Scholastic. Jacqueline Jules will read from her book, No English, the story of friendship between a young student and her newcomer classmate. Open to the public. |
4:00 p.m.
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Shirlington's children story time will feature Seussical readings and more by the librarians and guest readers. Open to the public. |
You Can Help
If you'd like to help out by being a reader, send an e-mail to Anita Merina. And stay tuned for photos and a full report of the Read-In!
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